You’re such a nag.

Sensitive Scanner calling Head Alien “toots” just reminds me of how apparently I can’t not hear the word as a not-nice term to use when regarding a lady, even though I grew up hearing Lady Elaine use it constantly on Mister Rogers Neighborhood, and how strange it continues to feel coming out of her daughter, Miss Elaina, on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.

Time to nitpick the logic of this bit some more and likely ruin it for someone.
Ahem.
Walky and Joyce did not see a change occur to their personalities – again, aside from sexual preferences, arguably.
So… while I will accept that a computer scanner that identifies as female could be gender-swaped to one that identifies as male, would it not remain a sensitive scanner, as per its name and usual personality?
I realize young Willis was going for a joke here, but wouldn’t the more logical joke have been to do some sort of bad “sensitive guy” archetype?
/pedantic nitpicks

One of the greatest triumphs of the patriarchy has been using “sensitive” to mean “takes offence to things” when referring to women and “patient and understanding” when referring to men, and convincing people that it’s the same meaning.

The Sensitive Scanner does have a male version of her usual personality, and that means fragile masculinity.

Please don’t personify the patriarchy. It is a social and societal construct created by all the individuals in it, not a sentient entity capable of having intent or desire or triumphs.

I also disagree entirely with your analysis (“takes offense to things” applies to literally anyone, sensitive or not), but that is entirely a matter of artistic interpretation, and while I don’t subscribe to your interpretation, I can see it as a valid possibility.

“Toots” in that context is like how “babe” or “sweetie” are also used towards women… sure, men can be “sweeties” too but usually it means the man is a nice guy (as in kind, though possibly also “nice guy”) whereas p much all nicknames for women that aren’t outright insults (the B word) have to do with them being sexually appealing.